### Struct

# GLib Thread

#### Description [src]

    struct GThread {
      /* No available fields */
    }

The `GThread` struct represents a running thread. This struct is returned by `g_thread_new()` or g_thread_try_new(). You can obtain the `GThread` struct representing the current thread by calling g_thread_self().

GThread is refcounted, see `g_thread_ref()` and g_thread_unref(). The thread represented by it holds a reference while it is running, and `g_thread_join()` consumes the reference that it is given, so it is normally not necessary to manage GThread references explicitly.

The structure is opaque — none of its fields may be directly accessed.

#### Constructors

###### g_thread_new

This function creates a new thread. The new thread starts by invoking `func` with the argument data. The thread will run until `func` returns or until `g_thread_exit()` is called from the new thread. The return value of `func` becomes the return value of the thread, which can be obtained with g_thread_join().

since: 2.32

###### g_thread_try_new

This function is the same as `g_thread_new()` except that it allows for the possibility of failure.

since: 2.32

#### Functions

###### g_thread_create

This function creates a new thread.

deprecated: 2.32

###### g_thread_create_full

This function creates a new thread.

deprecated: 2.32

###### g_thread_error_quark

No description available.

###### g_thread_exit

Terminates the current thread.

###### g_thread_foreach

Call `thread_func` on all `GThreads` that have been created with g_thread_create().

deprecated: 2.32 since: 2.10

###### g_thread_get_initialized

Indicates if `g_thread_init()` has been called.

since: 2.20

###### g_thread_init

If you use GLib from more than one thread, you must initialize the thread system by calling g_thread_init().

deprecated: 2.32

###### g_thread_init_with_errorcheck_mutexes

No description available.

###### g_thread_self

This function returns the `GThread` corresponding to the current thread. Note that this function does not increase the reference count of the returned struct.

###### g_thread_yield

Causes the calling thread to voluntarily relinquish the CPU, so that other threads can run.

#### Instance methods

###### g_thread_get_name

Gets the name of the thread.

since: 2.84

###### g_thread_join

Waits until `thread` finishes, i.e. the function `func`, as given to g_thread_new(), returns or `g_thread_exit()` is called. If `thread` has already terminated, then `g_thread_join()` returns immediately.

###### g_thread_ref

Increase the reference count on `thread`.

since: 2.32

###### g_thread_set_priority

This function does nothing.

deprecated: 2.32

###### g_thread_unref

Decrease the reference count on `thread`, possibly freeing all resources associated with it.

since: 2.32